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Composed in 1880, Gabriel Fauré’s Élégie for solo cello was first performed in 1883. Originally composed for cello and piano, Fauré also orchestrated the work for cello and orchestra. At first, Fauré was looking into …

The Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, was completed on 9 March 1785 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The concerto has three movements: I. Allegro maestoso – In common time. The tempo marking …

Mozart completed Piano Concerto No. 27 on January 5, 1791, during the last year of his life. It was his last piano concerto and his last public performance. Overall, this concerto utilizes a basic musical …

When Mozart’s Requiem in D minor was completed in 1792, it was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg. He was the man who originally commissioned the piece to form part of a Requiem service in …

Aaron Copland (1900-1990) completed his magnificent Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano in 1948. Clarinetists owe a great debt of gratitude to the late clarinetist Benny Goodman for commissioning this work, as well as …